Manners, decorum, and good behaviour are the lynchpins of living a “traditional” lifestyle, but sadly some values are becoming a dying art. From the hearts of traditional ladies themselves, these are the etiquette essentials we are fighting for, and don’t want to see die out during our watch.
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Embracing contentment, simplicity, and learning to live traditionally - a recommended reading list to explore this wonderful, life-affirming subject over the coming year.
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This year’s pandemic has proven to us all that without a shadow of a doubt, our home matters more than we realised! How can we create a calming, and peaceful home that does good things for the environment too? Here are some sustainable homemaking choices I’ll be keeping in the coming year.
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Join me for a virtual visit over in Ireland with Niamh of Fairyland Cottage. It’s a lovely discussion on journeying towards living simply, running a sustainable home, and the mindset and ultimate freedom of not caring about keeping up with the Joneses.
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“I hadn’t realised there was only one way to be a free woman, or a feminist for that matter. I missed the memo - housewives don’t count”. The things learned, lost, and gained in a year of advocating for traditional housewives, and their husbands.
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Let us explore the counterculture of traditional living. Five steps to help you make better, slower, and considered decisions that will positively impact your home life, relationships, and self-esteem.
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The media are trying to cancel the housewife, and I refuse to let that happen.
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Sadly, announcing to your career’s advisor that your greatest ambition is to be “barefoot and pregnant” doesn’t seem to wash these days. Here are some ideal early career choices for young women who wish to be homemakers.
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After many requests to create one, we would like to introduce The Darling Academy Book Club - a virtual ‘tea and page-turning party’ happening over in our facebook group. It’s free to join, and a lovely place to hang out. Our lovely bride-to-be, and book club co-ordinator, Melanie, explains all…
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“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install a lovely bookshelf on the wall” - Roald Dahl…
One for literature lovers, Michael Gibbs from Bolingbroke Libraries shares his top ten titles for starting your own Classic English Library at home.
Freedom for your finances! How looking at your money through the lenses of “the old boys” can help boost your self-esteem and get you on track to invest in a real and positive future. Stop dreaming and turn your attention to what really matters….a review of The Old Money Book by Byron Tully.
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Recently I’ve become acutely aware of my desire to purchase from only heritage brands, not just for the quality and longevity but the pleasure of indulging the rose-tinted nostalgic memories of my Grandfather’s kitchen. New isn’t all it’s cracked up to be…
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